Velhe Taluka | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pune district |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Parts Type: | Major villages |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Leader Name1: | Baramati |
Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
Leader Name2: | Bhor |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Population Total: | 54516 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Area Total Km2: | 569.13 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Velhe Taluka, officially renamed as, Rajgad Taluka (Vēlhē tālukā), is a taluka in Haveli subdivision of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India.[1] The Taluka is entirely rural, and consists of 130 villages.
Velhe taluka has a population of 54,516 according to the 2011 census. Velhe had a literacy rate of 75.96% and a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males. 6,213 (11.40%) are under 7 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.83% and 3.73% of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, Marathi was the predominant language, spoken by 98.73% of the population as their first language.[3]